Archive for December, 2009

The "Thought of the Day" will be on holiday this week and next, to return on January 5th, but we have a gift for you! As a special gift to our readers and to demo a future potential method of delivering valuable content to you in new ways we're giving you a 'private' video... »

One of the most difficult situations to manage, for a leader, is the ability to guide your employees through periods of significant change. No matter what you try, it seems, at least some people will strongly resist the goals you’re trying to accomplish. »

When people are asked “What do you do?” they generally respond by naming their employer. “I work for the bank” “I work at a CPA firm.” “I’m just a teacher.” We might even try to get fancy and describe our title, “I’m the Chief Process Engineer and Senior Vice President of Workforce... »

In the Boy Scouts, one of my fellow scouts – Ted – was one of the nicest guys, but he always seemed to drag behind. When we went out hiking, Ted always had to be in the lead. But he walked slowly, and everyone had to wait. When we did various craft... »

As I write this week's Thoughts, I am in the U.S. Having spent most of this year in China, I find I have to adjust mentally to what I hear about the financial situation in the world from the U.S. news media as well as from many U.S. business types. For many of you... »

Let's stick with the sage advice of Coach John Wooden for a while. Let's consider what Coach Wooden refers to as “Display Quiet Confidence”… A winning attitude permeates most successful organizations. Arrogance is not a winning attitude; it's a losing attitude because it can so easily set the stage for failure. Quiet and... »

Recently while visiting with a client about some issues their company was experiencing with some of their “top” talent, I thought of a seminar by Dr. Lane Longfellow that I attended many years ago. Dr. Longfellow talked about the problems star high school and university athletes experienced when they entered the business world. The... »

Most people tolerate others causing them undue stress and aggravation, without realizing how costly such tolerance is... »

“Ideas for Increasing Your Personal Value” »